Microfluidics for Medical Applications

By Albert Berg

Lab-on-a-chip devices for point of care diagnostics have been present in clinics for several years now. Alongside their continual development, research is underway to bring the organs and tissue on-a-chip to the patient, amongst other medical applications of microfluidics.

This book provides the reader with a comprehensive review of the latest developments in the application of microfluidics to medicine and is divided into three main sections. The first part of the book discusses the state-of-the-art in organs and tissue on a chip; the second provides a thorough background to microfluidics for medicine, and the third (and largest) section provides numerous examples of point-of-care diagnostics.

Written with students and practitioners in mind, and with contributions from the leaders in the field across the globe, this book provides a complete digest of the state-of-the-art in microfluidics medical devices and will provide a handy resource for any laboratory or clinic involved in the development or application of such devices.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1849736375
• ISBN13: 9781849736374
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
• Length: 321 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.5"